The Monitor., 1887-12-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Tt is not yet decided whether the
public school will close during the holidays
We learn that Taylor, late Of the firm oi
Taylor & Hates, has taken charge of the
Swedesboro Times.
John p. Crispin, who owns the store
property lately vacated by 5. 5. Flitcraft,
will continue the business at that stand
The MoSrToR force were the recipients
this week of an excellent mince pie from
the pantry of Mrs. Smith Hewitt. Thanks.
Thos. Green killed hog for Bernard
McCloskey this week weighing 416 pounds
and one for Thomas Ruff weighing Ala
pounds.
In the year 1888 there will occur five
eclipses, three Of the sun, two of the moon.
The first day of the year brings a total
eclipse of the snn, visible here as a partial
one at sunset.
The trustees of the Pilehgrove Library
Association held meeting last Friday
evening ard voted that $40 should be, ex-
pended in new books. which are to be pur-
chased at once.
Sparks Bros. Specially Co., first-elass
company, will appear at the New Opera
House in this place on Friday evening,
Dec. 23d. A street parade will be given
at IL .45 A. NJ. on that day. Watch for it..
Perry Moncrief, of lIarrisonville, and
jeremiah Wentzell, of Pedricktown, were
brought before Esquire Dickinson last Fri
day on charge of fighting They plead
guilty and were held in 5000 bail each to
appear at court.
Robert Stretch. Snperinte ndent of the
West Jersey Express Company, was in
town on Monday looking after the inter
ost, af tl,o anD,oanv il the intention of
the company to make some changes at our
place, with view to bettering the service.
The pipe put down by the borough coun-
Gil for the purpose of draining Dickinson
street. which was such an expense to the
taxpayers, is said to be utterly worthless
for that purpose. Residents OF that street
are compla ining of water in their cellars.
"Crow-hunts'' are the latest thing among
the bows now. Parties Of them go out in
the evenings and climb the trees where the
crows roost and have no difficulty 10 catch
ing the BIRDS which. it is said, will fly di-
rectly at them. They are then put I'D
bags. They are used in shooting matches.
The members of the Alert Literary So
ciety of the public school, at their meeting
last Friday afternoon, elected the follow
inc officers: Pres. Edward Crispin; Vice
fNfeS. Il IiuCtS ioSS, ''SS, Nl'"iA ~
Treas, Anna Ballinger. The lives and
achievements Of prominent Americans form
the subjects of the meetings of the society.
Meetings are held on the second and fourth
Friday afternoons of every month. ISL
tors welcomed.
The sign posted at the depot which says
:'Loafing is injurious to our business does
not seem to apply to a few persons VINO
can usually be found lying around Ill the
vicinity of the office. The presence OF
these loafers is not pleasant to those VINO
have business or confidential matters TO
transact by telegraph, and the sooner this
fact is appreciated the better it will be for
the company. The same remarks will ap-
ply to the telephone office.
The well-known business firm of Searle,
yanneman & Co., of No. I23 Market St.,
Philadelphia, made an assignment on
Tuesday for the benefit of their creditors.
Before making the assignment they pre-.
ferred Judgment creditors to the extent OF
$4,000, among whom were the First
National Bank and f. b. Humphreys OF
our town. A meeting of the other cFedi-
tors will be held on Monday, and 1t IS
thought that terms will be offered that
will insure the creditors against loss ana
the business will be continued as before